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William Jennings Bryan Wisecup

William Jennings Bryan Wisecup

Male 1897 - 1976  (78 years)


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  • Name William Jennings Bryan Wisecup 
    Birth 22 Nov 1897  Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1910  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Draft 12 Sep 1918  Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • William's WWI draft registration lists him as tall, medium build with brown eyes and black hair.
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Lyndon, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 28 Apr 1976  Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • WILLIAM WISECUP

      William Bryan Wisecup, 78, Lyndon Rt. 1, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenfield Municipal Hospital following a lingering illness. Born in Paulding County, Nov. 22, 1897, he was the son of Joseph Wisecup and Ruth Herdman Wisecup. He was a member of the Greenfield Eagles Lodge. On April 24, 1920, he married the former Ollie Smith, who survives. Also surviving are four sons, Robert E.Wisecup, Livonia, Mich.; Frank H. Wisecup, South Salem; William B. Wisecup, Greenfield and Charles L. Wisecup, Washington C.H.; six daughters, Mrs. William (Dorothy) Scheeler and Mrs. James (Margaret) Haines, both of Greenfield; Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Riehle, Lyndon Rt. 1; Mrs. Richard (Mary) Barney, Columbus; Mrs. Eugene (Virginia) Cockerill, Frankfort Rt. 2, and Mrs. Charles (Barbara) Miller, Xenia; three brothers, Edward Wisecup, Lyndon Rt. 1; James Wisecup, Greenfield, and Raymond Wisecup, Washington C.H.; one sister, Mrs. Annabelle Howard, Greenfield; 28 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, three brothers, one sister and one grandson. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Murray Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Ken Marckel. Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday. Eagles service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday.

      Times-Gazette, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 29 Apr 1976
    Burial South Salem Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I590  Family
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2018 

    Father Joseph Elwood Wisecup, Jr.,   b. 10 Jun 1862, Adams County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1948, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Ruth Alice Herdman,   b. 8 Dec 1869, Adams County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1949, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1886 
    Family ID F14946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ollie G. Smith,   b. 14 Jul 1897, Putnam County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1987, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 24 Apr 1920  Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Justice of the Peace Latta Morrison performed the marriage ceremony.
    Age at Marriage He was 22 years old - She was 22 years old. 
    Children 
    –1. Robert Earl Wisecup,   b. 1 Apr 1920, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 2004, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +2. Dorothy Alice Wisecup,   b. 28 Sep 1921, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 2015, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    –3. Ruth Jane Wisecup,   b. 6 Dec 1923, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 2013, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    –4. Margaret Anna Wisecup,   b. 1 Nov 1925, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 2019, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    +5. William Bryan Wisecup,   b. 3 Oct 1927, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 2008, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    –6. Mary Rose Wisecup,   b. 26 Oct 1929, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1996, Madison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     7. Richard Allen Wisecup,   b. 5 Nov 1931, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1931, Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    –8. Living
     9. Franklin H. Wisecup,   b. 21 Mar 1936, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 2016, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    –10. Barbara Wisecup,   b. 9 Aug 1938, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 2017, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     11. Living
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1159] Census - 1900 Ross County Ohio, District 79, page 15 (7B), family 163, age 2.

    2. [S472] Census - 1910 Ross County Ohio, District 147, page 17 (17A), family 296, age 14.

    3. [S908] Census - 1920 Ross County Ohio, District 110, page 5 (5A), family 107, age 22.

    4. [S179] Census - 1930 Champaign County Ohio, District 25, page 5B, family 122, age 32.

    5. [S5113] Vital Statistics, Ohio Volume 22490 Certificate 36047.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Nov 1897 - Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsDraft - 12 Sep 1918 - Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Sep 1918 - Lyndon, Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Apr 1920 - Ross County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Apr 1976 - Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - South Salem Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio
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